Leading Edge

Leading Edge

Discovering Leading Edge

  • Leading Edge provides a snapshot of the general character of leadership used in the organisation.
  • In order to support managerial practice, Leading Edge focuses on the process of reflection on the part of leaders, whilst embracing cutting edge academic thinking.  The tool is unique because, unlike other tools, it is not designed to tell owner-managers what they should or need to be doing.  It shows them what they are doing in their business.
  • Leading Edge questions underlying assumptions to create clarity and insight.  It provides a picture of the general character of leadership used in an SME and identifies similarities and differences in approaches across the business environment of the enterprise. 
  • Leading Edge provides a basis for personal and organisational development with respect to leadership without identifying ‘good’ and ‘bad’ leadership styles or leaders.

Benefiting with Leading Edge

For Firms

  • Fast and simple to use with online access 24/7
  • Supports participants’ reflection and self awareness and the relation of their own leadership approaches to their organisational environment
  • Instant personalised summary of results with graphical and textual display.
  • Identifies similarities and differences in approach across the business environment.  This enables participants to rate their own leadership behaviour in the areas of self, people, organisation and market.

For Licence holders

  • Leading Edge is a web based engagement tool to support business development activity, and can be used as part of a programme of delivery
  • Leading Edge provides a structured framework for business interview interventions and aids action planning and goal setting
  • Leading Edge can be used as an evaluation tool to identify the distance travelled by clients through a delivery programme
  • Licence holders can appropriately channel and target clients to use Leading Edge
  • Leading Edge has the capability to capture and export the data into an excel spreadsheet for statistical analysis, evaluation and monitoring – speak to our team for further details on how we can support you with data analysis 

Visual of Leading Edge in action

What People Say About Leading Edge

“Leading Edge was a key attraction to the programme, and it was a real eye-opener. It helped me to look at things I hadn’t thought of before, to focus in a more analytical way, and to learn from myself.”
Lorraine Lockie

 “The tool gave me a chance to look at my organisation and how to make it work to my best advantage.”
Mike McKeown

“The workshops and tool gave us new knowledge to look at ourselves and our business, and help us to think more long term.”
Alison Whelan

Download the Leading Edge brochure (PDF)

Further details

More Information
To arrange an on-line demonstration off Leading Edge in action or for more information on training, support, licence agreements and purchasing options or further information please contact:
Mike Bull at cfetools@mmu.ac.uk  or telephone 0161 247 3951